Unless you request them not to, most dolls ship from the manufacturer with make-up already applied. Don't quote me on this, but I believe they use specific types of make-up to essentially "stain" the TPE so that the make-up stays on the doll. Moisture alone isn't usually enough to take it off. You use mineral oil to get it off and reset the doll face to a clean slate. I haven't removed Maaya's factory make-up yet because I love the job they did on her. That and I haven't looked into any of the make-up tutorials yet, so I'm scared of messing up her looks until I'm ready to do it myself.evertrav wrote:International shipping can be quite the hazard. To be that the discoloration occurred in an area easily hidden by hair is quite fortunate.
I am interested in that her fist few pictures seem to show her with some lipstick, but the last appear to be without. Is that lighting or did you add and subtract lipstick? The ability to successfully remove lipstick without stains interests me.
Muninn can speak more to this regarding Lynne specifically, but it does certainly look like he's cleaned up some of her original make-up and changed it up himself. It seems lighter than her arrival photos. Even the eyebrows, but I think they match her blonde hair much better now!